EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
REPORT ON KIDNEY BEANS, 1895. 
A large collection of these was received from 
Messrs. Henderson, New York. Messrs. Barr & Son, London. 
Messrs. Vilmorin, Paris. Messrs. Harrison, Leicester. 
Messrs. Benary, Erfurt. Messrs. Nutting k Son. 
Messrs. R. Veitcli & Son, Exeter. Messrs. Hurst & Son, London. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading. Messrs. J, Veitcli & Sons, Chelsea. 
The seeds were sown on May 10, and were inspected by the 
Committee on two occasions, those Highly Commended being 
marked with x x x . 
For handy reference, they have been divided into three 
sections : — 
1. Scarlet Runners. 
2. Runner Kidney Beans, or Haricot. 
3. Dwarf Kidney Beans. 
Section I. 
Scarlet Runner Beans. 
1. Chelsea Giant (J. Veitch & Sons). — Pods very large and 
fleshy ; very productive ; ripe seed white. 
2. Elephant (Nutting & Son). — Flowers deep scarlet ; pods 
very large and long ; ripe seed durk purple. 
3. Giantess (Hurst & Sons). — Similar to Painted Lady. 
4. Girt/ord Giant (Barr & Son). — Pods short, thick, and 
fleshy; ripe seed dark purple. 
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